Pantone's Color of the Year 2013 | Emerald

Naturally, as a purveyor of wedding related goodness, we have to be on top of any and all wedding reltated trends, including color! That being said, we always look forward to Pantone's announcement of color of the year. Every year Pantone polls leading designers and brands about colors they’re featuring in upcoming lines, to aid in the decision of the hue that will be it for the coming year. And we're so excited that for 2013, Pantone has bestowed the distinction of Color of the Year on the luxurious and majestic, emerald.

 

Emerald is such an elegant and vibrant jeweled tone of green, and it has the ability to be used in so many ways. If you type "emerald" into your Pinterest search bar, there is bound to be endless pins worth of inspiration. If you decide to take it the next step further, like I did, and refine your search by adding "wedding" to that search query, it brings up so many gorgeous photos it made my head spin with all the wedding wonder. Here are some of the pins that caught my eye...

Clockwise (from top left): Aqua & Emerald Wedding Paper Suite by Jeremy & Kathleen via Oh So Beautiful Paper | Emerald Green Tablescape via Elizabeth Anne Designs | Clutch via ao3designs | Shoes via Kate Headly Photography | Cake via Silver Spoon Cakes | Emerald Earrings via Eaindar | Emerald Silk Tie via Dessy | Emerald Silk Chiffon Bridesmaids Dress via J.Crew

Keep watch on the blog for a Party Cape Cod tablescape featuring EMERALD!

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Wellfleet Oyster Fest!

It looks like its going to be a beautiful autumn weekend here on Cape Cod! If you're looking for something to do this weekend, head down the Cape to the 12th annual Wellfleet Oyster Fest.

Photo | Wellfleet Oyster Fest : Website

We are happy to say that Party Cape Cod has been the provider of the numerous tents, tables, chairs and of course, a cotton candy machine, for this fantastic festival since 2003! This year our entire tent crew headed out to Wellfleet on Wednesday morning to begin the process of installing twelve (12!) different tents in the center of town.

Photo | Wellfleet Oyster Fest : Facebook

Oyster Fest was established in 2001 by the Wellfleet Shellfish Promotion and Tasting, fondly known by many as SPAT. The festival is a a two-day event, annually held on the weekend after Columbus Day... this year the festival takes place, this weekend, Saturday, October 13th and Sunday, October 14th, from 10am to 5pm.

Photo | Wellfleet Oyster Fest : Facebook

See you there!

Tablescape Inspiration: Nautical

We've made no secret of our affinity for all things nautical (it's a natural by-product of living on Cape Cod). In fact, if you follow our pinterest, you'll see proof our our seaside tastes. Today we thought we'd highlight one of our favorite tablescapes ever -- all photos are by Katie Hall Photography!

This tablescape paired a lime dot sheer overlay with navy accents. Navy linen napkins folded in a sailboat added a touch of whimsey, complete with a lime anchor ornament as a favor.

Our custom banner flags read "Tie The Knot," an appropriate sentiment for this look!

Sailor knots served as holders for the place cards made by Dulce Press.

The gorgeous centerpiece was by Wedding Flowers by Nicole and added height and interest to the table.

Monogrammed canvas bags hung as favors off of our white garden chairs, which were dressed in white chair covers with navy sashes.

The china was our white rimmed style, and the flatware was silverplated. Our Vina collection wine taster and red wine glass finished the place settings.

We love this different take on nautical inspiration -- this table has  whimsey and charm, and we love the way the lime and navy set each other off so nicely! We hope you enjoyed seeing this tablescape.

Pinterest

We resisted the siren's call of pinterest for as long as humanly possible. Once in a while we'd log on and start scrolling down and get lost for a while before remembering we had other work to do, alas. But we can't resist anymore, and have started to actively pin things we love -- both our own stuff and inspiration from across the web!

DIY Thursday

I have to confess that I have a file folder at home chocked full of these DIY ideas, and I keep telling myself I need to finish a few to thin that folder out before I add anymore. But then I see ideas like these and before I know it I'm adding to the folder again. Who can resist a bit of inspriation?

From CRAFT we found a link to Leigh Graves Wolf's DIY Instagram photobooth, which we think is beyond a brilliant idea for smaller parties and showers. So cute!

Also via CRAFT is this tutorial from The Art of Homemaking for making your own sweet little tins of lipbalm -- not just a great favor, but a great indulgence for yourself too!

The always brilliant Sweetest Occasion blogged about these great yarn wrapped favors that double as place cards. So sweet and cheerful!

Featured Item Friday | Anthropologie Glazed Sea-Glass Platters

We are very excited to introduce another one of our new favorite items, our Anthropologie glazed sea-glass platters. These gorgeous platters are in the soft colors of sea foam and aqua, and we think they are a perfect complement to any Cape Cod event! We have limited quantities of these unique pieces, so make sure you call to reserve them!

(Photos courtesy of Katie Hall Photography)

DIY Thursday

It's a balmy (if grey) day here on the Cape and we're starting to think that we might be out of the woods as far as this winter is concerned. We've been so very lucky to have a wonderfully mild winter (cue knocking on wood) and our thoughts are happily turning to Spring and spring parties!

Valentine's day brought out some of the cutest DIY crafts we've seen in a while, so we're excited to share these ones today!

From the always awesome Oh Happy Day comes this mini-crepe paper flower tutorial. It looked lovely with Valentine's day pinks and reds, but it would be gorgeous with any spring event we think! They're so lovely, they remind us of pressed flowers (always a romantic item!)

We're always on the lookout for both kid friendly projects and sweet favor ideas for smaller parties. This heart shaped surprise ball from Celebrate The Big and Small is perfect for both! (link via Not Martha). We love the sweet little embellishment and the idea of unwrapping one of these to find all the trinkets hidden inside.

Continuing with hearts, how cute is this origami heart garland? We love how cheerful it is, and how the papers chosen by How About Orange really draw the eye to the whole thing. Swags on a food table at a shower? A sweet row of these connecting Bride and Groom chairs? Or as a backdrop to an engagement shoot? Super sweet and easy, a perfect little project!